Wheeled vehicle



C. E. AND M. L. ULERY. WHEELED VEHICLE.

APPLICATION FILED No.2. 1916- 1,364,659. Patented m4, 1921.

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CHARLES E. ULERY AND MARY L. ULERY, OF NAPPANEE, TNDIANA.

WHEELED VEHICLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 4, 1921.

Application filed December 2, 1916. Serial No. 134,678.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, CHARLES E. ULERY and MARY L. ULERY, citizens of the United States, and residents of Nappanee, in the county of Elkhart and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvernents in Wheeled Vehicles, of which the following is a specification.

Our invention relates to certain improvements in amusement devices for children, and more particularly to a form of vehicle adapted to be propelled by the person riding on the vehicle.

The primary object of our invention is to provide a device of the class described adapted to provide means for strengthening all the muscles of children and at the same time affording them an amusement device.

Another object of our invention is to provide a device of the class described adapted to be steered by the feet of the operator by providing a novel front axle.

A still further object of our invention resides in the provision of a device of the character described that is simple in construction, efiicient in operation and that can be manufactured and placed on the market at a minimum cost.

Other objects as well as the nature, characteristic features and scope of our invention will be more readily understood from the following description taken in connec-,

tion with the accompanying drawings and pointed out in the claim forming a part of this specification; in which Figure l is a side elevation of our improved wheeled vehicle;

Fig. 2 is a bottom plan view of the same;

Fig. 3 is a sectional view on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1; and

Fig. 4 is a sectional view of our improved wheel used in connection with our invention.

Referring now, more particularly, to the acoompanymg drawing in which 1 designates the body of our invention consisting of a board or plank having the front end thereof reduced for an obvious purpose. An inverted T-shaped front frame 2 is pivotally connected to the front end of the body by means of a bolt 3 or other similar connecting means. The arms 4 of the front frame provide a resting or supporting means for the feet of the operator and also provide means for steering the device. The bottom of the front frame is provided with a longitudinally extending groove 5 to provide a housing means for the front axle 6, having a pair of our improved wheels designated W in their entirety mounted on the ends pair of wheels W are rigidly mounted on the crank shaft for a purpose hereinafter described.

A slot 9 is provided in the front section of the reduced portion to receive a lever. The body portion 10 of the said lever is pivotally mounted to the body within the said slot by means of a pin 12. The said body portion of the lever is provided with a pair of oppositely extending divergent arms 11. The upper arm being provided with a transverse bar 12, forming gripping means for the operator.

The lower arm of the said lever is pivotally connected to a rod 13 provided with an eye on one end thereof to receive a bolt 14 connecting the said lever and rod. The opposite end 15 of the rod is bent into engagement with the crank shaft. As will be noted, the lever 10 has its opposite portions bent rearwardly from the middle thereof, thus bringing the gripping means 12 into proximity to a child using the toy and allowing him to operate the lever with but little effort, while by bending the lower portion of the lever, rocking of the same to actuate the rod 13 without striking the frame 2 will be allowed, thereby, giving the rod 15 the full benefit of an entire working stroke of the lever and in consequence, permitting the toy to be properly held.

Our improved wheel as shown in Fig. 4 comprises a pair of sheet metal plates 16 and 17, having flanges 18 and 19 respectively formed on the edges thereof, the flange 19 telescoping within the flange 18. The outer free edge of the flange 18 is then bent into engagement with the side of the plate 17 to which it is electrically welded. The center portions of the plates are provided with enlargements 20 having an opening therein. A piping 21 is electrically welded within the said opening to provide a bearing surface. It will be observed that we have provided a strong and durable Wheel which may be manufactured at a small cost. A pair of brace rods 22 having one of the ends rigidly connected to the body of our device and the opposite ends attached to the side Wall of our inverted U-shaped frame. The brace rod 23 for our front supporting frame 2 has one end in engagement with the body 1 and the opposite end connected 'to the bolt 3 ex tending through the front axle.

In operation, the person riding the vehicle is seated on the body 1, With his feet rest ing on the arms 4 forming a means for bracing the operator and providing the steering means for the device. Upon an oscillatory movement of the lever the shaft 8 is rotated causing the movement of the vehicle in any direction desired.

It will be understood that the above descri tion and accom 321D inn drawin s comprehend only the general embodiment of our invention and that various minor changes in detail of construction, proportion Having thus described our invention, We claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, the following A vehicle of the class described comprising a body With the forward portion reduced, a forward axle support including a vertical central portion bearing beneath the reduced portion of the body and laterally extending portionsto form rests for the feet of the operator, said axle support having a longitudinally directed seat in its lower face, an axle bearing in said seat, a bolt extending through said reduced portion of the body through the axle support and through the axle, a brace connected at one end to the body and extending at the other end transversely of the seat and apertured to receive the lower portion of thebolt, and a clamp nut engaging the bolt and bearing against the brace, and clamping the brace to the axle support and holding the axle in its seat. I

In testimony whereof, We affix our signatures hereto.

CHARLES ULERY. MARY L. UL'ERY. 

